Francis Ngannou and Jake Paul will not be letting UFC president Dana White off the hook for totally altering his narrative and flip-flopping through the years.
Francis Ngannou and Jake Paul Mock Dana White
After his first title protection for greener pastures, the UFC heavyweight world champion Francis Ngannou walked away from the group vacating his crown. The Cameroonian star signed with the PFL and took on two blockbuster boxing bouts towards the royalty of the game as he confronted Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. It’s estimated that Ngannou revamped $30-$40 million for these three bouts.
When Francis Ngannou captured the UFC heavyweight throne, Jon Jones was the long-reigning mild heavyweight champion however refused to step as much as heavyweight. ‘Bones’ waited till Ngannou left the UFC earlier than attempting a heavyweight transfer. Dana White claimed this was as a result of Jones was fearful of Ngannou.
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As Dana White defined in 2021 after Ngannou captured the heavyweight title by means of knockout, suggesting Jones could be higher off slicing to middleweight fairly than as much as heavyweight. White defined:
“If I’m Jon Jones and I’m at home watching this fight I’m moving to ’85 … If Jon Jones really wants the fight Jon Jones knows he can get the fight … If you really want the fight, Francis Ngannou is the heavyweight champion of the world right now, all he’s gotta do is pick up the phone and call Hunter [Campbell] and we can get the deal done.”
Years later, Dana White says that Francis Ngannou is all concerning the cash and that the UFC supplied him one of many largest offers in UFC historical past, definitely recognizing his worth.
Jake Paul didn’t let White neglect, in a latest Tweet, he mentioned:
“3 years ago he was telling Jon Jones to move down to 185 to avoid [Francis Ngannou] and that Jon didn’t really want to fight Francis…but now the narrative doesn’t suit Dana…”
Francis Ngannou
The lineal MMA world champion Francis Ngannou added:
“Divert attention to the real matter by manipulating the narrative. Lol”
Divert consideration to the actual matter by manipulating the narrative. Lol https://t.co/vW2xPihDrk
— Francis Ngannou (@francis_ngannou) October 25, 2024
